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Members of Los Pleneros de la 21 playing together with members of Plena del Puente at an outdoor event.

Community Collections Grants Spotlight: Documenting Bomba and Plena Musicians in the Diaspora: Los Pleneros de la 21

A photo of Maya Freelon standing in the "Whippersnappers" installation in the Bennehan house (c. 1799) at Historic Stagville.

Maya Freelon Reclaims Childhood for Enslaved Children at Historic Stagville

A graphic featuring the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative's 2024 Award Recipients, including: Dr. Allie Martin, Maya Freelon, Indiana University, Angelo State University, University of Houston-Downtown, Hoboken Public Library, Friends of Tijeras Pueblo, and DC Public Library.

Recording of CCDI’s Fall 2024 Awardee Project Celebration Now Available Online 

Reconstruction. Primary sources show aspects of different social, political, and cultural changes during Reconstruction and their legacy.

AHHA Intern Spotlight: Ava Thorpe

Members of NHBP pose in the Great Hall of the Thomas Jefferson building of the Library of Congress, with staff member from the American Folklife Center in the middle.

Community Collections Spotlight: Indian Town: Bodéwadmi (Potawatomi) People, “We’re Still Here”

A group photo of musicians and dancers at the altar of small church in Carnuel, New Mexico.

Community Collections Spotlight: Sustaining and Reclaiming Cultural Danzas: Los Matachines y Los Comanchitos and Passing Down Tradition in Small New Mexican Villages

A photo of Jonathan Walton, a 2024 Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) Junior Fellow.

2024 CCDI Junior Fellow Jonathan Walton Connects Experiences of Diverse Artist Communities Through Sound

A graphic promoting the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative's 2024 Awardee Project Celebration. The virtual event will be held on November 20 at 1pm EST.

Register Today for CCDI’s 2024 Awardee Project Celebration!

Emily Paterson smiles at the camera. She has light skin, shoulder-length blonde hair, and a black dress.

Junior Fellow Spotlight: Emily Paterson